Question

u.s.a.f. lt. col. eileen marie collins is the first woman ever selected to be a space shuttle pilot and the first woman to command a space shuttle. in the air force, she was a t - 38 instructor pilot and a c - 141 aircraft commander. today, she has flown more than 5,000 hours in more than 30 types of aircraft. when commander collins, 42, and her crew launched into space on columbia, in spring 1999, she took with her hopes and dreams of a nation of young people here on earth. shes an energetic and slender woman with short, curly hair and friendly brown eyes. eileen grew up in a family with two brothers, a sister, and \two very supportive parents.\ her parents, jim and rose collins, describe her as \a very ordinary person, a down - to - earth individual. shes very thoughtful - nobody handed her anything. everything she is today, shes earned.\ about high school, she said, \i began reading voraciously2 about famous pilots - from amelia earhart to women air force service pilots (wasp) who played an important role in wwii - their stories inspired me. i admired the courage of these women to go and fly into dangerous situations.\ by 1977, eileen had saved enough money to earn a pilots license and the following year graduated from syracuse university. with good grades, flying experience and a letter of recommendation from her cotc supervisor, she became one of the first women to go straight from college into air force pilot training. that was by far the biggest which evidence most strongly supports the idea that eileen collins was qualified to be a space shuttle commander? a \eileen grew up in a family with two brothers, a sister, and two very supportive parents.\ b \shes very thoughtful - nobody handed her anything. everything she is today, shes earned.\ c \today she has flown more than 5,000 hours in more than 30 types of aircraft.\ d \u.s.a.f. lt. col. eileen marie collins is the first woman ever selected to be a space shuttle pilot and the first woman to command a space shuttle.\

Explanation:

A person's ability to command a space - shuttle requires extensive flight experience. Eileen Collins having flown more than 5,000 hours in more than 30 types of aircraft shows her high - level flight skills and experience, which strongly supports her qualification to be a space shuttle commander.

Answer:

C. "Today she has flown more than 5,000 hours in more than 30 types of aircraft."